Iranian APTs: An Overview

 

Introduction

Cyber security experts have identified four different Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors attributed to the Islamic Republic of Iran. These actors are identified forensically by common tactics, techniques, and procedures, as well as similarities in their code and the industries that they target; this attribution is not based on human intelligence inside the Iranian government. Chinese APTs are commonly known as “Pandas;” Russian APTs as “Bears;” and Iranian APTs as “Kittens” (yes, really).

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